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Originally Posted by Atmo
Sometimes we all miss shifts and clicks.
Like I wrote in the first sentence, it's all about trail braking. I'm a left foot late braker and when I do it right usually gain a car length or more on corner entry.
I never missed a shift on my FR-S on road or track either, but it was a challenge to consistently heel-toe rev match downshift especially at the end of a long straight into a chicane. Most DCT's I've read about would make it easy on both the car and driver. Nearly all current bespoke road racing cars are DCT's and drivers left foot brake.
I still enjoy rowing gears in a good box but times have changed and IMO for the better. Of the 150+ vehicles I've owned over decades, there were only a few A/T's and CVT's and the driving experience was forgettable. I'm ready for a DCT in a high performance car, it will be an easy choice...unless I get another Lotus Super Seven.
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Who said you can't LFB on a manual? If you use your toe on the brake and heel on the throttle (the proper way) it's not that hard to shift between LFB and RFB when needed. But of course it's more difficult, that is what makes it fun. As for race cars being DCT, yes that is true for the pros that want to do anything possible to win. But at SCCA club racing and NASA events they are nowhere near as common.
I just would like the option for a manual even if they are technically inferior or more difficult.